ML20012B770
| ML20012B770 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 03/09/1990 |
| From: | Ronald Bellamy NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Fitzpatrick E GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20012B771 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9003160246 | |
| Download: ML20012B770 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000219/1990002
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MAR 0 91990
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Docket No. 50-219
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GPU Nuclear Corporation
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Vice President and Director-
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Gentlemen:
Subject: , Inspection Report No. 50-219/90-02
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"A special, announced inspection of the radiological- controls program at your
. facility was conducted by a team of Region I and NRC Headquarters inspectors on
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January 29 - February 2, 1990. The
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'last SALP period. The inspection-consisted of reviewing the current status of
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the various items for. improvement that were identified during your internal
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program assessments and:that were incorporated in your Plan for Excellence.' The
adequacy of. these measures in addressing weaknesses in the radiological controls
program was also reviewed.
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' Our findings indicate that there has'been no significant change, as yet, in the
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manner ofiim lementation,of radiological controls on. site. However, the various
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Excellence appear to have identified most'of the important deficiencies in the
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- program, and the recommendations for improvement-appear to be quite
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comarehensive. In addition, improvements have taken place in'certain areas-such
as 1ousekeep ng, reduction of contaminated Lareas,
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mana ers to he im ortance of radiological controls activities. Some: weaknesses
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identifiedbytheTask.Forcestudles.weverSpecifically, our inspection found that .
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- your staffing level may not be adequate to . implement some of the changes
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contemplated, or even to implement the program adequately at its. current level.
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- The shortages appear'to be most evident in the area of Radiolo ical Controls
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Field Operations senior technician staff and in the Radiologic 1 Engineering (to'
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staff. We: are also concerned about the apparent lack of a consistent attempt
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upgrade the technical expertise of the current staff, particularly the
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radiological engineering ' staff.
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- A review of. the list of. items in the Plan For Excellence in the radiological
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' controls area:shows~ that the list is quite extensive. However, we also noted
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is clear that these hardware-related measures are needed, it is also
clear hat many of the problems identified in the past, in the area of
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our discussions with your staff as noted above, it appeared to the team members
that a significant positive change in attitudes toward radiation protection has
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occurred throughout management personnel, particularly in managers outside the
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Radiological Controls Department. However, the team was unable to determine if
there are adequate program elements in place to ensure that improvements in-
attitudes toward the importance of radiological controls will occur at the
worker and worker supervisor levels during future work. This was considered-by
the team to be an important element necessary for the future success of
radiological controls activities. We will conduct future inspections at later
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stages of plan implementation to assess progress and the degree of success. -
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Inspection Report 50-219/90-02
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